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| name Zero | pronouns she/her, they/them (x) | birthplace The Thirteenth Reflection |
| canon Final Fantasy XIV | age Old as balls (looks mid-20s) | job/class Reaper |
| canon au Paranormal Modern AU | au age 30s? (looks 20) | au name Cecilia Black |
| race Hyur (midlander) / Voidsent | sexuality Bisexual | alignment True Neutral (?) |
| likes Apples, spicy buns, classy hats, the color black | dislikes Authority, being forced to do anything, weakness, Zenos | special skills Looking taller than she is, kuudere |
About
Zero is a bit of an enigmatic figure when introduced. She was born on the Thirteenth Reflection in the midst of a world-ruining war called the Contramemoria. In it, people used crystals to imprison summoned monsters, and then took their strength for themselves. Later on, the heroes of this war started turning other people into monsters as well, and the world fell to darkness. She narrowly escaped the fall of her world when she was tossed into the rift. She found her way back and discovered the world had changed, and everyone within it... an aether-starved hell.It was kill or be killed. In this new world, she established her own domain. The ruined village became the refuge of other lost and disillusioned voidsent, all of whom were once people themselves, but she held her true form due to her resilience. And here in this hell, she eked out her existence for thousands of years.
Then, Zenos reached through the veil and forced her into an ill-weighted contract where he used her strength and powers for his own, forcing her to share a mind and a connection with him as he fought (and committed several atrocities). She was aware of her time spent on the Source and watched all that happened-- and this was how she became familiar with the Warrior of Light, and their strength. Eventually Zenos' death released her, and she was free once more.
She would meet the Warrior of Light again when they traveled to the Thirteenth. Her form was still twisted and warped by Zenos' darkness, but the WoL's crystal burned it away, returning her to a more balanced nature. Curious, and promised aether, she conditionally joined the WoL and almost immediately became swept up in their messy adventure and vital mission.
AU HISTORY
(cw: child abuse/experimentation)
Hailing from a rural part of Ireland, Trista was an impoverished woman in a bad situation. Unfortunately, this made her the perfect prey for Krusnik. They coerced her into cooperation with the promise of shelter, food, and money. What they did was far from charitable. They immediately recruited the woman into their current twisted project, which involved combining humans with the mana and genetics of supernaturals (monsters).
Though Trista was not strong or gifted, she was resilient enough to carry her unborn child to term... though not without consequences. The experiments that Krusnik forced on the woman had touched the baby in her womb, gifting the child a half-existence. Cecilia was born a normal-looking baby with brown hair and gray eyes, but she radiated a soul-deep darkness that made her ideal for further experimentation.
Surprisingly enough, Cecilia's mother lasted a few years longer. At night she told her daughter fanciful stories of heroes waging war against evil, mostly based on books and radio shows she had heard in her youth. As Krusnik ramped up its experiments, Trista grew weaker and eventually succumbed to her poor health. Cecilia was only about four, and reacted about as well as anyone can expect—by taking out her rage and grief on everything around her with her powers.
This was precisely what Krusnik wanted. They subdued her and subjected her to countless trials, buffeting her with all kinds of magic to test her limits and see what else they could awaken. They even threw her into battle against both beasts and true monsters, and whatever horrors their lab could create, but they never let her die. Whenever she got close to death they'd bring her back from the brink and start it all over again when she'd healed. This was how she grew up: knowing very little save for pain and experiments and the briefest moments of mercy from handlers who usually didn't last long. She retreated into a corner of her mind to keep her sanity and thought only of survival, a void where no one and nothing could touch her.
Krusnik realized at some point that, though Cecilia had survived and most of their other subjects in this division had not, she lacked the chimerical qualifications they had hoped to cultivate. She showed no signs of turning into a shade, nor even possession. Though they'd sunk countless years into the fortification of their shadow child, something had to be done.
The atmosphere in the lab changed enough that even Cecilia noticed. In the middle of the night, a team of scientists and muscle were sent to dispose of their failed experiment. She fought like hell against the injections, so they grabbed guns. When the guns weren't enough, they tried for magic, but it was too late: nothing is more terrifying or unpredictable than a cornered animal. Sensing her chance for freedom, Cecilia tore through her attackers with shadow magic and made her escape.
Her identification bracelet gave her designation as 02943 so she took the alias Zero when asked her name. Through the kindness of strangers she was given clothes and a chance to get on her feet in a small town. It wasn't long before some strange men came asking around about an escaped "hospital" patient. This kicked off a game of cat and mouse; every time Zero started to get established somewhere, she would have to run away again. A few years ago she realized that North America might be safer, so she secured a plane ticket and landed on the east coast. In order to avoid detection, she made her way inward, until she heard a rumor about Kaisou's supernatural happenings.
Curious despite herself, and craving stability more than she cared to admit, she hitchhiked to Kaisou to investigate.
Appearance
height 5'7"
build Muscular and slightly curvy
hair Brown with blue streaks
eyes Light grey
first impressions Has a very gender neutral silhouette. She is extremely pale, having lived in a lightless place for thousands of years. Her dark brown hair is trimmed in a boyish cut.build Muscular and slightly curvy
hair Brown with blue streaks
eyes Light grey
She speaks in a low tone and a British accent that cannot be placed anywhere in particular. It makes any emotion in her voice all the more apparent (especially when surprised).
features Zero prefers wearing things that are androgynous, most notably black leather and cloth armor. Wears intricate black jewelry in her ears, and prefers to don a slick, old-fashioned hat decorated with a feather when going outside or... doing anything, really. One could say her taste in fashion leans more towards the vampiric. When not dressing for battle against demons, she'll wear just enough frills to be decorative without explicitly feminine. If Alucard wore it in the Castlevania anime, so can she.
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